Cameron R. Morgan

Partner

(732) 583-7474

cmorgan@cgajlaw.com

Haddonfield, NJ

Biography

For over fifteen years, Mr. Morgan has served the public school districts of New Jersey in the specialized area of school law, representing boards of education in all aspects of their legal needs, with a focus on general counsel services, civil litigation, special education, administrative law, collective negotiations, labor and employment, and appellate practice.  He has served as Board Solicitor to dozens of school districts, guiding district administrators through the diverse range of issues affecting the public schools, from personnel matters, tenure cases, and the range of issues that frequently arise at public board meetings, to student disciplinary matters, residency disputes, and homelessness issues, to complex matters involving the budgetary process or First Amendment rights.

Mr. Morgan’s practice also focuses heavily on counseling school districts in the complex area of special education.  He has served as Special Education Counsel to dozens of school districts and has handled hundreds of special education matters, including due process hearings and grievance complaint investigations, involving children with a wide variety of special needs.  In addition, Mr. Morgan routinely represents boards of education in collective negotiations and labor/employment disputes.  He has appeared before the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) on behalf of school boards in a variety of matters, including unfair labor practice charges and scope of negotiations issues.

Cameron is a frequent lecturer and presenter for regional, statewide, county-wide, and local organizations involved in New Jersey school law, special education, litigation practice, labor/employment law, and collective negotiations. He routinely speaks and presents at events sponsored by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) and the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) on a wide variety of topics relevant to the administration of public schools.  He also frequently provides in-service training to teachers, administrators, and child study team members, as well as training to local boards of education in board member ethics and various other areas.

Education

Rutgers Law School – Camden, J.D., 2008 cum laude

        Lead Notes Editor, Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion 

University of Richmond, 2005 cum laude 

B.A. – Political Science, cum laude

B.A. – Rhetoric & Communication Studies, cum laude

Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph F. Lisa, P.J.A.D., Superior Court, Appellate Division

Admissions

New Jersey (2008)
Pennsylvania (2008)
United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2008)
Third Circuit Court of Appeals (2015
United States Supreme Court (2016)

Professional Awards / Recognition

  • Selected to the “New Jersey Super Lawyer – Rising Star” list (2018-2022 in the area of School & Education)
  • Less than 2.5% of attorneys selected as “Rising Stars” (lawyers under 40) through a peer nominated process based on independent research and peer evaluation
  • The Super Lawyers – Rising Star list is issued by Thomson Reuters.
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  • No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Affiliations

– New Jersey Association of School Attorneys
         Vice President for South-Central Region (2020-2026)
         Trustee for South-Central Region (2016-2020)
– New Jersey School Boards Association
– New Jersey Association of School Business Officials, Associate Business Member
         Member, Legislative and Professional Development Committees (2017-2018)
– Burlington County Association of School Business Officials, Associate Business Member
– Camden County Association of School Business Officials, Associate Business Member
– Middlesex County Association of School Business Officials, Associate Business Member
– Burlington County Bar Association

The below is a selected list of recent speaking enagements

Recent Presentations
  • “Leaves of Absence & Employee Requests for Accommodation in the Time of COVID-19” – New Jersey School Boards Association, 2020 School Law Forum (December 9, 2020)
  • “Dyslexia and the Law” – Camden County Bar Association (February 27, 2020)
  • “Board Member Ethics Training” – Haddon Township Board of Education (February 20, 2020)
  • “Practical Solutions in Managing FMLA & NJFLA Leaves” – Middlesex County Association of School Business Officials (November 22, 2019)
  • “Special Education Laws Made Simple – Evaluations, Eligibility and IEPs” – National Business Institute (NBI) (December 13, 2018).
  • “Minimizing Liability Exposure in Special Education Cases” – School Alliance Insurance Fund (SAIF), Burlington County Regional Meeting (December 5, 2018)
  • “Essential Guide to Handling Student Residency & Homelessness Matters” – New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) –North Jersey Training Presentation (November 29, 2018).
  • “Essential Guide to Handling Student Residency & Homelessness Matters” – New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) – South Jersey Training Presentation (November 27, 2018).
  • “Hot Topics in Special Education Law 2017: Exiting Students from Special Education” – New Jersey State Bar Association CLE Event (October 18, 2018).
  • “Best Practices for Student Residency & Homelessness Matters” – New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) – Annual State Conference (June 6, 2018).
  • “Break Out the Kid Gloves – Best Practices for Dealing with Difficult Special Education Parents & Their Representatives” – New Jersey Association of School Administrators & New Jersey Association of Pupil Services Administrators (NJASA/NJAPSA) – Spring Leadership Conference (May 16, 2018).
  • “Recent Trends in Collective Negotiations” – Camden County Association of School Business Officials (CCASBO) (May 16, 2018).
  • “Bullying the HIB Statute – An Update and Framework for Analyzing HIB Grounded in Case Law and Principled Statutory Construction” – In-House CLE at Capehart Scatchard (May 9, 2018).
  • “Best Practices for Handling Student Residency & Homelessness Issues” – New Jersey School Boards Association 2017 School Law Forum (October 26, 2017)
  • “Hot Topics in Special Education Law 2017: Exiting Students from Special Education” – New Jersey State Bar Association (October 18, 2017)
  • “The Legal & Practical Do’s and Don’ts of Special Education” – Regional Professional Development Academy (July 12, 2017)
  • “Special Education Law 101: The Do’s and Don’ts of Special Education Litigation” – Lehigh University 45th Annual Special Education Law Conference (May 17, 2017)
  • “Best Practices for Handling Student Residency & Homelessness Issues” – New Jersey School Boards Association Spring Leadership Conference (May 17, 2017)
  • “The Do’s and Don’ts of Special Education Litigation” – Lehigh University’s 45th Special Education Law Conference (May 12, 2017)
  • “Physical & Electronic Security of Student Records” – National Business Institute (May 5, 2017)
  • “This Year in Negotiations” – Panelist, New Jersey School Boards Association, Annual School Boards Convention, Labor Relations Workshop (October 26, 2016)
  • “Do’s and Don’ts of Special Education for Board Members” – New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Annual Convention 2016, Learning Lab (October 26, 2016)
  • “The Legal and Practical Do’s and Don’ts of Special Education” – New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Legal Bootcamp (April 16, 2016)
  • “Personnel Issues and Employee Relations: Discipline, Tenure, Seniority, RIF/Recall, Transfers, Non-Renewal & Grievances” – New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) (March 8, 2016)
  • “Bullying the HIB Statute: An Update and Framework for Analyzing HIB Grounded in Case Law and Principled Statutory Construction” – New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Annual School Law Forum (October 29, 2015)
  • “Ethics in Public Procurement and Purchasing for School Districts” – New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO) (October 6 and 15, 2015)
  • “Recent Trends is Collective Negotiations” – Burlington County Association of School Business Officials (September 18, 2015)
  • “Practical Solutions in Managing FMLA and NJFLA Leave Requests” – New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO), Annual State Convention (June 4, 2015)
  • “Related Services Often Overlooked in IEPs” – 43rd Annual Special Education Law Conference at Lehigh University (May 8, 2015)
  • “The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act: Strategies for Compliance and Implementation” – New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) (April 14, 2015)
  • “Student Discipline: Disciplinary Hearings, Suspensions, Expulsions, Special Education, HIB and Conduct Away from School Grounds” – New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Annual School Boards Convention, Learning Lab (October 29, 2014)
  • “Practical Solutions in Managing FMLA and NJFLA Leave Requests” – Camden County Association of School Business Officials (October 15, 2014)
  • “Tenure Reform and Managing the FMLA/NJFLA Statutes” – New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) (February 28, 2014)
  • “Implementing the Uniform Memorandum of Agreement between Education and Law Enforcement Officials” – Glassboro Board of Education (January 22, 2014)
  • “Teacher Tenure and Arbitration Outcomes” – New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Annual School Boards Convention, Learning Lab (October 23, 2013)
  • “Analyzing Potential Cases of Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying: A Concise Approach to Practical Implementation of the Statutory Mandate” – New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) (May 3, 2013)
  • Board Member Training – Mercer County School Boards Association (February 21, 2013)